Plum-Leaved Azalea
Rhododendron prunifolium
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Southwestern GA and Eastern AL
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Peter Podaras, Klyn Nurseries, Fred Galle
Description
Deciduous, glabrous shrub, reaching 10' in height; leaves elliptic to oblong or obovate, to 5" long, ciliate, pale beneath; flowers appearing after the leaves, corolla apricot to orange-red, funnelform, 1.5" across, stamens much exerted, ovary not glandular, style glabrous, longer than stamens; summer-blooming.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
flowering season